CHICAGO, July 15 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices broke sharply Tuesday, pulling support from ethanol and exerting an influence on grain trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Corn was off 15 to off 15 1/2; soybeans were off 40 to off 43; wheat was off 7 to off 9 3/4; oats were off 7 1/2 to off 8 1/2.